Wildlife Sightings 03/05/2024
Weather = Mild/ Overcast/ Breezy
River Wear Tide Level = High
Wader Lake Species
Sand Martin - 8
Oystercatcher - 3
Black-Headed Gull - 108
Avocet - 24
Mute Swan - 2
Canada Goose - 17
Shelduck - 26
Grey Heron - 22
Common Turn - 15
Black- Headed Gull x Meditteranean Gull - 1
Shoveler - 4
Lesser Balck-backed Gull - 2
Hawthorn Hide Feeding Station
Goldfinch - 3
Great Tit - 4
Stock Dove - 4
Blue Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 2(F) 1(M)
Chaffinch - 1(F) 1(M)
Coal Tit - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1(F)
Nuthatch - 1
Long-Tailed Tit - 1
Bird Species Around Site
Lapwing - Wader Lake Footpath - 5
Greylag Goose - Wader Lake Footpath - 8 + 4 Chicks
Tufted Duck - Wader Lake Footpath - 19
Teal - Wader Lake Footpath - 2
Gadwall - Wader Lake Footpath - 1
Shelduck - River Wear - 3
Tufted Duck - River Wear - 21
Redshank - River Wear - 1
Chiffchaff - Lagoon Footpath - 1
Robin Lagoon Footpath - 1
Great Tit - Lagoon Footpath - 2
Shelduck - Saline Lagoon - 2
Amphibians
Tadpoles at amphibian ponds
Invertebrates
Common Carder Bee
Buff -tailed Bumblebee
Red and Black froghopper on Green Alkanet
Flora / Fungi
Cow Parsley
Bluebells
Red Campion
Glisening Inkcap
Green Alkanet
Wood Speedwell
Marsh Marigold
Cowslip
Hawthorn
Wild Garlic
